Prawle
suburb
Stateqld
Coordinates25.49°S 152.7733°E
Zoom10
Pop34
Postcode4650
Area15.1
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 19.3
Dir 1E
Location 1St Helens
Dist 215.6
Dir 2NE
Location 2Maryborough
Dist 326.7
Dir 3S
Location 3Hervey Bay
Dist 4269
Dir 4N
Location 4Brisbane
LgaFraser Coast Region
StategovMaryborough
FedgovWide Bay
Near-nWalliebum
Near-neTandora
Near-eBeaver Rock
Near-seBeaver Rock
Near-sBeaver Rock
Near-swWalkers Point
Near-wWalkers Point
Near-nwDundathu

Prawle is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the , Prawle had a population of 34 people.[2]

Geography

The Mary River forms the southern boundary and much of the eastern and western.[3]

The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in areas closer to the river.[4]

History

Prawle was a farm operated by William Henry White established circa 1861.[5] The name Prawle refers to the White's place of birth in Devon, England.[6][7][8]

Demographics

In the , Prawle had a population of 32 people.[9]

In the , Prawle had a population of 34 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Prawle. The nearest government primary school is St Helens State School in St Helens to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the south-west. There are also non-government schools in Maryborough.[10]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. I, no. 25. 9 May 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 3 March 2025. – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "LOCAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 4,241. 28 February 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2025. – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Queensland death certificate 1887/C/4087 for William Henry White, died 26 February 1887
  8. ^ "Death certificate for William Henry White". State of Queensland. 15 June 1973. Retrieved 3 March 2025. – via Ancestry
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  10. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2025.